From Making a Living Writing: In the realm of language and literature, euphemism serves as a linguistic tool that softens the impact of potentially harsh or sensitive words or phrases. It involves substituting a mild or indirect expression for one that might be considered too blunt, offensive, or uncomfortable in certain contexts. In this article, we will be…
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How to protect an endangered language
From The Economist: Of the world’s 7,000-odd languages, almost half are expected to disappear by the end of the 21st century. Two culprits are usually considered responsible for this decline. The first is colonialism: when great powers conquered countries, they imposed their language in government and schools and relegated local ones (or banned them outright)….
Entangled Publishing Soars into the Empyrean
From Publishers Weekly: It’s been quite a run for indie press Entangled Publishing. The first two books in Rebecca Yarros’s Empyrean series, Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, took the publishing world by storm, selling 2.3 million print copies in 2023, according to Circana BookScan. But perhaps the most surprising thing about the books’ runaway success…
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Convictions lukewarm …source
Grey daze
She has waved goodbye to hope…source
Proximities
And perceptions of danger. To dream with such madness that they still imagine dreaming beyond those walls, those armored guards who mock their trespass, but nearness to death brings a wisdom that looks like derangement to those cloaked in comfort, and these nearer know best how to see true danger, long known to swaddle its…
Seasons of Life
I can feel my light fading softly, the brightness of youth dims to the gentle glow of old age. Is life measured in years or is it better to count the expansion of the heart? Oh, how the heart rides the waves of love! Turmoil gives way to peace, doubt blossoms into faith. Aging rises…
Advice from IR Approved Author Mike Trigg: “Writing needs to be your favorite hobby, the thing you’d do with your free time regardless if you sold a single copy.”
Burner received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title. Following find an interview with author Mike Trigg. What is the name of the book and when was it published? Title: Burner Publish date: April 16, 2024. What’s the book’s first line? “I’m not sure yet if this is a memoir or a manifesto,…
Morn's Melody of Mercy Pours
It’s been a solemn week, as well as another neighboring farm mishap, bringing two next door neighbors together in rooms side by side in a hospital over an hour away! I cannot divulge the details of some very anguishing moments juxtaposed with some very awesome ones only a comforting God could orchestrate! Isa. 43:1-2 Now…
No one buys books
From Elysian: In 2022, Penguin Random House wanted to buy Simon & Schuster. The two publishing houses made up 37 percent and 11 percent of the market share, according to the filing, and combined they would have condensed the Big Five publishing houses into the Big Four. But the government intervened and brought an antitrust…